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constellation that we called the Harp. Astron-
omers told us that 1t was at least forty imesa as
bright as our sun. and We thought they we're
romancing. But seeing Is believing. only we
can hardly get our eyes open In the presence
Of this gigantic day god. How glorious the IL
Elimination that 1t sheds upon the worlds
thronging around 1t, and how different from
the daylight we were accustomed TO. This
sun shines with Q splendid blush light, whose
intensity and beauty are beyond the pow
Or Of expression. The astronomers dwell
ing upon its worlds are watching Ms as We
dash through their sky. n q magnif-
cent spectacle we must present, for our
m Is Of the first magnitude. and the
enormous electric influence Of the great sun,
into whose presence 1t has ventured. has yivi-
Ned 1t with tenfold splendor. What would
those gazing astronomers think II they could
catch sight OF US mounted upon this blazing
comet and coms to visit them from the uttor-
most bounds Of their visible hesvensf What
strange sights should We not behold II We
could stop among these worlds and investigate
the life and the organization, the fauna and
the hora Of this magnificent archipelago OF the
universe2 But the comet stops for nothing.
It cannot stop. To stop would mean dsstruc-
ton In the awful furnace Of Vegas fires. Our
safety lies In our velocity. We must rest con-
TENT, then, with a bird's-eye view Of these beau
tful worlds; and way We dart once more to
lace the gloom and cold Of outer space.
Ages elapse again. Vega with its splendors
becomes as before q star among the stars. and
on we 60, on, on, on. Millions Of millions OF
miles our track stretches behind us. But what
means this swaying from our oourse2 We're 1t
not that the blaze OF a nearing sun is absent
We should think that the comet was about to
swing around another solar centre. and pay q
visit to another system OF unknown worlds.
But there Is no light nearer than the distant
stars. Yet certainly the comet feels tho at
tractive power OF some vast body, and obe-
diently bends its path toward tho invisible
source OF attraction. What mystery Of space
Is this? Swiiter and swifter we go. as when
We fell like Lucifer into the blaze OF Vegas
presence. and still no sun appears. There Is
no visible cause for our motion. But stay. be-
hold! ionder 1t is. That hugo dark
body, family visible In The ashy light
OF the stars. what can 1t be2 It is
the corpse Of a sun. Millions Of years
ago It shons In It's splsndor, making Joy and
light In al this region round It. Perhaps at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
erect new bridge over the Potomac river
at Shepherdstown.
The President has approved the act 10
prohibit the importation and immigration OF
foreign contract labor.
The total collections of internal revenue
for the first seven months of the present fis-
cal year were SGG:04S, S07.
In the House of Representatives yesterday
the steamship subsidy amendment to the
postoffice appropriation bill was defeated by
l57 to 130
Gen. Thomas W. Egan died at the Cham.
bers.street Hospital, New York, at fifteen
minutes to two o'clock yesterday after
nooa, OF epilepsy.
In the West Virginia Legislature yester-
day Mr.. Camden received II votes for Sena-
tor, two more republicans voting for him,
and it is probable he will be elected to-day,
which is the last day OF the session.
James Stevens. the negro ravsher of Mrs.
Mary Trehearn, an aged white lady, will be
hanged at Princess Anne, Md, to day. He
made q confession, in which he says he tried
to accomplish his purpose, but failed
A competent authority in the Baltimore
and Ohio Company yesterday gave an en-
phatic contradiction to the Philadelphia
statement that the Reading aud Pennsyl-
vanis companies are in alliance to keep
the Baltimore and Ohio out of New York.
The New York Daily Ne,cs yesterday con-
tanned doubtful paragraph 10 the effect
that Mrs. Victoria Notwithstanding who,
sitter living with her coachman husband
about year, mysteriousy disappeared last
year, is living in n convent near Baltimore
under an assumed name
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
Fire in BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-Shortly before
seven o'clock this morning the six-story iron
front and side warehouse of Darby & Co.,
candy manufacturers, at Baltimore and
Howard streets, was discovered to be on
fire. An alarm was sounded, but within
twenty minutes all the walls had fallen. A
four-story building.in the rear, also occu-
pied by Darby & Co., was destroyed. There
were several hundred persons employed in
the building, the larger part of whom were
females, but the fire fortunately occurred a
few minutes before the time for them TO 90
to WORK, and the three or four persons who
had reached the building narrowly escaped.
So intense was the heat from the FIRE that
ell the heavy plate glass windows and doors
on the opposite side Of Howard street, in
the warehouse occupied by Cook, Horner &
Co., pumbera' supplies, were broken. The
damage to Darby & Co. on building and
stock is now estimated at upward ofS20O, 900,
nearly all of which is said to be covered by
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
originated from gas jet in the cellar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

ANOTHER CORPSE IN TRUNK.-The en-
ployees of the Baltimore and Ohio Express
Co. in Pittsburg. Pa, made a CHASTITY dis
covery yesterday. A wooden box, about
four feet long, was received there from Gin
cinnati. 1t was addressed to James Osborn,
Pittsburg, Pa, and had q peculiar odor. A
search of the city failed to find the person
to whom the box was consigned, and it was
then decided to open it. When the lid was
broken, the expressmen were Mortified to
find the mu,iated remains of man in an
advanced state of decomposition. The legs
and arms were severed from the trunk in
order to crowd it into the box Agent Tim.
Norman, of the express company, closed
the hox and at once notified the coroner. DR..
Dickson, prominent surgeon, who made an
examination of the body and gave it as his
opinion that it had been the property of a
medical student, who had probably shipped
it to some friend iu this city. The top OF
the head was sawed eff, and the work show
ed it to have been done by professional
hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

A STRANGE SToRY.-Some time ago q
colored man named Henry Payne, ofWythe
county, killed another colored man named
Booker Nowlin. On Wednesday Payne
was convicted OF murder in the second de-.
gtes and sentenced to six years in the pen
ilentiary. On the witness stand Payne told
strange story. He had separated from his
wife on account of the latter's Irregularities,
but still resided near her. On the night of
his fight with Nowlin he dreamed that he
saw the latter in his (Payne'sl house with
his wife, He was 50 impressed by the
dream that he got up, dressed himself and
vent to his wife's house, but, listening at
tho door, found that she was asleep. When
abou! TO leave he found himself face to face
with Nowliu, who was approaching the
house. a fight ensued, in which Nowlin
made vigorous use of stout hickory and
rocks, while Payne, to use his own expires.
sion, event to work with tobacco knife,'
doing terrible execution about Nowln's
head aud body. Nowlin survived only a
snort while.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
COMMUNICATED.

To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Mr.. r. L. Carne, president of the Hydrau.
lion S. F. E. company, actuated by proper
respect for public opinion" publishes in your
valuable paper of 23d inst. card, in which
ne states that his company was invited to
take part in our parade by "self CONSTITUTE
ed committee"
Proper respect for the truth requires US to
state in reply to said card ,,that the citizens
committee was not SELF constituted, but was
appointed at joint meeting of the different
committees of cur three FIRE companies and
the Alexandria Light Infantry. held at the
Relief Hook and Ladder house, and the
FIRST intimation the members of our commit
tee had of their appointment was when
they were officially notified of the fact the
next day, and they accepted the trust thus
imposed upon them. The citizens' committee,
thus appointed. was created by the unani-
nous vote and choice ftha four parading
of this city. By order of the
committee,
L. KRAFT, Chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

TWENTY MILES OF LAvA.-The steamer
Australia, which arrived at San Francisco
yesterday morning from Honolulu, brings
full particulars OF the great lava flow from
Mauna Loa. The sight is described as mag.
nifcent beyond description. The column
Of fire was first observed from the summit
of the crater on the night of January Is.
The fire died down before midnight, but
great volcanic disturbances continued up
to the night of the 1Sth when fire and laya
again burst forth from the mountain side
The length of the flow is estimated at TWEEN
ty miles This distance the lava accom-.
plisbed in TWO days, spreading as It de-
sceuded, reaching the sea on the evening of
January 20. The stream of lava continued
to flow without interruption until the 10Th,
when a river of fire burst forth, following
the line of lava 1ow When the fires famed
out the heavy earthquakes ceased, although
slight tremors were felt at intervals thereaf.
fer
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Execution.
paired

Princess ANNE, Md, Feb. 25.-The exc
cution of Jim Stevens took place shorty
after noon to day. He retired at 10 O'Clock
last night, slept well, and arising early this
morning made hearty breakfast Of ham,
eggs. beefsteak and buckweat cakes with
pint of hot coffee Stevens said he was
ready for his doom, and appeared calm and
unconcerned. He told conflicting stories,
in some of which he admitted all but the
actual consummation of the crime for 3hch
he was convicted At 10 o'clock Stevens
spiritual adviser, DR.. Martin, arrived at the
Jail. and at once entered the cell with him.
The gallows had been put up within TEN.
porary frame structure adjoining the jail. 1t
had drop of seven feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

THE GERMAN ELECTION RETURNS. Def
mite results leave exactly one-half of the
members of the new German Reichstag dis
tinctly pledged to the support of the Sep
tennate. The supplementary elections have
been fixed for March g Although major
iLy of the d7tricts in which new elections
are to be held are certain to be carried by
the opposition candidates, the total results
will give Prince Bismarck working major
ity Independent of tho center members
manv OF whom will either vote for the Sep
tennate or abstain from voting. The total
vote of Alsace Lorraine is: French, u 4SO;
German, 1902.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

The GAZETTE stated yesterday that Mr..
Randall would vote for the passage OF the
dependent pensions bill over the Presidents
veto, and so he did What great friend OF
the true interests of the country this leader
of the protection. so-called, democrats in
Congress, this admiration Of the protection
ist democrats Of Virginia is, to be sure !!
lie would vote away hundreds of millions
of the peoples money for pensions to those
who never suffered from the WARM order to
create plausible excuse for the maintenance
OF the high tariff. and thereby continue tho
exorbitant profits OF few Northern manu-
facturers at the expense of all tho other peo'
pile in The country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

Two YEARS ago, next Friday, President
Cleveland said: "In the presence OF this
vast assem5lage of my coun:ymen / am
about to supplement and seal by the cath
which shall take the manifestation of the
will of great and free people" That WILL
as Mr.. Tilden had previously formulated it,,
was "that there should be change of par
ties that we may have change of measures
and of men" It demanded that the peoples
servants, the officers of the government, the
President among the others, should respect
the sentiment of the people who elected
them, and should he devoted in their adhe-
renee to tho principles and policy of those
people. How docs the fact that ninety i've
per cent. of the ofiicers-the servants of the
people-in the War Department are repu5'
licsns, comport with the President'a oath
to observe the will of the people who elect
cd him?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
ALEX ANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY %.
WHEN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND was inau

WHEN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND was lnau
ourated. ne said: "Those who are selected,
for limited time, to manage public affairs,
are still of the people, and may do much by
their example to encourage, consistently
with the dignity of their official functions,
that plain way of life which among their
fellow citizens aida integrity and promotes
thrift aud prosperity" As the very best
thing rich people can do with their money
is to spend it, thereby Increasing the
amount of it in circulation. and giving
employment to the poor, the wisdom
of the economic and plain way OF
life thus recommended by the Presi-
dent to those in authority was never appa-
rent TO some people Just as wise as MIR.
Cleveland. But leaving its wisdom out OF
view, one has only to read of the luxurious
and ex,ravagant life led by some OF the
highest officers in the government, at
Washington, to know that the advice OF the
President is not followed, no, even at the
White House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

ALL THE real friends of the country
should be grateful to the South for the
stand its democratic representatives took in
the United States House of Representatives
yesterday in favor of sustaining the Presi-
dents wise and polite veto of the depend
ent pensions bill, thereby saving hundreds
of millions of the peoples money, which ali
the republicans and many even Of he North
arm democratic members of that body
would otherwise have s9uandered upon I'm.
deserving objects. The democratic men,
BERG from Virginia were as right Oh the vote
referred to, as they were on the previous
one on the subsidy question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

IT'S gratifying to know that all the demo-
cratic members of the U. s. House of Repre-
sentatives from Virginia, who were present
Yesterday evening, when their names were
called on the amendment to the postoffice
bill appropriating $500, 900 as a subsidy to
certain steamship lines, voted no. The Con.
stitution of this government allows no spe-
cial favors. All the people 10 the country
are tsxed, but solely for the support OF the
government; -aud Congress has no more
right to give tbs money exacted of them to
the owners of steamships than 10 the owners
of any other kind of property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
oNA FRo1Io-state Senators stubbs and

On FRoLIC.-State Senators Stubs and
Blackston, Delegate Eastwood, Register
Winefeld of the land Office, and James G..
Hill, sergeant alarms OF the Senate. repre-.
senting the committee appointed by the
Legislature to inspect and report on the
condition of the oyster beds in the waters Of
the Commonwealth, reached Onancock on
Wednesday from Old Point and inspected
the oyster grounds in the locality yesterday.
Senator Lovenstein and Delegate Loving,
the other members of the committee, were
expected 10 arrive last night, when the par.
ty will go to Chincoteague, have p "bully
time" and return TO Richmond Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
Tho cooners, Strike a Failure

New YORK, Feb. 25.-The strike OF coop
ers has proven failure 50 far as the mems
side is concerned. The return of the Jer-
sey City coopers to work to-day has had q
very depressing effect on those on strike in
this city who have not been able to find
work elsewhere or get back in their old
nlsces. The non-union shops have had
quite little harvest in supplying M. & f.
Connolly and s. E. Briggs with barrels.
These two firms have borne the heaviest
part of the fight against the strikers. The
men are now trying to effect settlement
but cannot, as both firms refuse to treat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
The German Election.

BERLIN. Feb, 25.--The idea is gaining
ground that the enhanced strength of the
national liberals will lead to rupture of
the national liberal and conservative coali-
lion after the passage by the Reichstag of
the septennate BILL
The Post advises the government not to
overstran its bow, but to confne itself as
before to absolutely necessary measures, es-
pecially those relating to financial affairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

DISPATCH from Berlin says: Herr
Richter. in the Freisinninge Zeitung, declares
that the elections were carried for the gov
eminent by receptions and coercion ofal
so.ts.n That's just the way the radical
newspapers of the North talk aboat elections
in The South when they go against the re-
publicans. Human nature is the same all
over the world 1t is q natural human trail-
ty to attribute wrong to those opposed to
us, no matter how right they may be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
A Blizzard.

BISMARCK. D. T., Feb. Pa terrible
blizzard is blowing in the west and the
Northern Pacific east bound passenger train
is showed in near Sentinel Butte. The
wind is from the east. The previous storms
drove the immense herds of Montana and
Western Dakota into the shelter of the Bad
Lands and this storm, it is feared, will send
them back TO the unprotected plain. In .
small herd of $50 owned by citizen of
Mandan, 100 have died in the storms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

Joseph Mcclellan, an engineer on the In.
tercolonial Railway of Canada, said the
other day to friend "If get overthis day
all right shall complete my thirty years on
the road" A few minutes later he placed
an oil can with sharp nozzle on the step
of the engine, went to get up into the cab,
missed his footing, and in falling struck the
nozzle of the can, which penetrated the
ol,nll behind the ear In two hours he was
dead. He was rs years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
ADVICE TO NOTIFIES

MRS. WINsLows SOOTHING SYRpr, for chill,
dren teothing, is the prescription OF one of the
best female nurses and physicians in tho United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never-failing success by miiiions of mothers tor
their children During the process of teetbng
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhpa, gripping
in the bowels and wind collie By giving health
to the child it rests tho mother Price % cent? =
bottle mv5-1y1M. W&o
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seven Hun,Ircd Wen sfrile.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 25.-Seven hundred
men employed in the American wire works
struck last night at s o'clock They made
demand for an advance of ten per cent. in
wages, and the refusal of the managers to
grant it caused tho strike. The strikers in
clude the entire force of workmen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
Store ard Dwelling burned.

PRINCESS ANNE, Nd, Feb 25.-Mrs. J. T.
Minson's store and dwelling at Hadock,
Northampton county, Va, was destroyedby
an incendiary fire yesterday morning, and
Mrs. Minson's little son and a clerk narrow
ly escaped, they jumping from a third
story window about three minutes before a
barrel of coal oil exploded, taking off the
roof. Loss about So, 600. Uninsured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
COURT OF APPEALS YESTERDAY Wage,

COURT OF APPEALS Yesterday Wager,
assignee, against Barbour, sc. Argued by
Gen. James G. Field for plaintiff in error
apd ". ". Henry, esq, for defendant in
error and submitted.
O'Bannon's administrators against Gray,
commissioner. Submitted.
Fleming, by &C., against Kelly and others.
Argued by R. G. Fl. KeaD, esq, for appel
liant.
Yapcey against Palmer and others Dis
missed agreed.
Yesterday was the regular day for opin +.
ions to be delivered in this court. None were
delivered, however. but a few cases will be
decided to-day, and this afternoon the court
will adjourn for the term
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
ELL Approved.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The President
has approved the act to indemnify certain
subjects of the Chinese Empire for losses
sustained by the violence of mob at Rock
Springs, Wyoming Territory, in September
1885
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

The avenues leading to an early grave
have often been stopped by DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. % cents.
VIM. Delphy, Academy Hotel, Baltimore,
Md, writes :-"Salvation OIL not only re.
lieves rheumatism but effects an entire cure"
Price % cents.
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From B. F. Liepsner, AM, Red Bank. MI

II TOHI D I I1IDD5HCT, q. NJ, Etu baTIk, ". ~
have been troubled with Catarrh so badly for
several years that il seriously affected my voice.
tried DR.. IS remedy without the slghtes.
relief. One bottle of Ely's Cream Balm did the
work. My voice is fully restored, ard my head
feels better than for years.
IN regard to Ely's Cream BAN for Catarrh my
answer is, 1 can recommend it as the best remedy
l ever used.-Dr. j. S. VAUGHAN Dentist, Musk
egon Mich See advt
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Assignment.

PRINCESS ANNE, Nd, Feb. 25.-Severen
]. Savage, doing general merchandise bust.
ness at Cheriton and Sunnyside, Northamp-
ton county, Va, made an assignment yes
terday. Liabilities $1,000; asseta nominal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
Death OF Commodore Truxton

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 25.-Commodore
William T. Truxton, United States Navy
(retired), died suddenly at his home in this
city at quarter to one O'Clock this afer-
noon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
Personal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Col. d. ;. La
mont has been summoned to his home in
Cortland county, N. Y, by the serious il.
ness of his father. He left Washington to.
day at noon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

lift is a case of cnt or bruise, or break, or
sprsin, Salvation Oil will settle matters for
% cents.
A shipwrecked sailor waiting for sail Is
like business man sitting at home and
nursing 8 cough or cold. Get DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup and be cured.
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house at Jamaica Plains, and his death is
expected almost hourly. Mr. Clarke has
been suffering with severe cold for several
days. The faculties Of his mind are unim
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

M. de Lesseps scouts the idea that the
Nicaragua canal could be used for inter
oceanic traffic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
DIED.

Suddenly, of heart disease on Friday, the 1lth
instant, il the village of Piscataway, Prince
Georges CO., Nd, Mrs FANNIE L. BOSWELL,
beloved wife of Charles B. Boswell, in the 3-d
year of her age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
SariOuSIY I'LL.

Boston, Feb. Pa morning paper Gays
"Rev James Freeman Clarke, the eminent
Unitarian divine, is lying very i'll in his
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

COT n" OR CANNoNs LIVER TONIC
VII. l.. posted on all the boxes &c, ~
our streets, is good medicine and is for sale by
febEo Z. S. LEADBEATER & BIO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25

Right Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Randolph, assistant
bishop of Virginia, was in Baltimore yester-